The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic or How to Become a Wizard

The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic or How to Become a Wizard is one of the most fascinating books ever written about the art of stage magic (illusion).
Not only does it explain the 'in' and 'outs' of the craft but also teaches you, step-by-step, how to do the most intriguing tricks performed by magicians around the world.

If you have ever wanted to become a professional illusionist, figure out what tricks and illusion is all about or just want to impress your friends at a party with some cool tricks, this book is a must-read for you.

And, of course, please to not forget that the book was written by the father of modern conjuring: Robert Houdin.

In this book the following tricks will be REVEALED to you:

• Cover
• Contents
• Editor's Preface
• Author's Preface
• The Home of Robert-Houdin
• Introduction
• Conjuring and its Professors
• The Art of Conjuring
• General Principles
• The Hand
• Escamotage, Prestidigitation
• Rules and Directions for the Execution of Various Sleights with Coins
• The Palm Proper
• The Tourniquet
• The Pincette
• The Coulee
• The Italian or Thumb Palm
• Disappearance by Means of the Sleeve
• Disappearance by Means of the Cravat
• Coin Changes
• The Change by Means of the Palm Proper
• The Change by Means of The Coulee
• The Change by Means of a Tray
• The Wand
• The Table
• Pockets and pochettes
• The Coat Sleeves
• Gestures
• The Eye
• The Boniment or Patter
• Tricks with Coins
• The Melting Coin
• The Flying Coins
• The Shower of Money
• The Multiplication of Money
• The Magic Filtration of Five-Franc Pieces
• The Intelligent Coin
• The Two Hats
• The Golden Coin in a Dinner Roll
• Card Tricks
• Card Tricks
• Card Sleights
• To Make the Pass
• False Shuffles
• The French Shuffle
• The Italian Shuffle
• The Partial Shuffle
• The Classifying Shuffle
• The Fan Shuffle
• To Force a Card
• To Change a Card-Modern Method
• To Change a Card-Old Method
• To Palm a Card-First Method
• To Palm a Card-Second Method
• To Palm a Card-Third Method
• To Replace a Palmed Card
• To Get Sight of a Card
• The Card Thought Of
• The Pass Reversed
• To Slide Back a Card
• The Wide or Long Card
• The Bridge
• Marked Cards
• Cards Arranged in a Given Order
• To Change one Pack for Another
• To Make the Pass with one Hand
• The Single-Handed Pass--Old Method
• The Single-Handed Pass--New Method
• The Single-Handed Pass made with the Tips of the Fingers
• To Change a Card with one Hand
• To Ruffle the Cards
• To Throw a Card
• To Spring the Cards from Hand to Hand
• The Cards Simultaneously Turned Over
• To Pick up an Outspread Pack of Cards
• Tricks with Cards
• Clairvoyance by Touch
• Mene, Tekel, Upharsin
• The Cards Passing Up the Sleeve
• The Cards Made Larger and Smaller
• The Ladies' Looking Glass
• The Sympathetic Cards
• The Electrified Cards
• The Power of the Will
• The Mesmerised Cards
• The Metamorphoses
• A Magical Transformation
• The Card Thought Of
• Thought Anticipated
• The Thoughts of Two Persons Anticipated
• The Four Aces
• The Card in the Pocket-Book
• Now!
• The Flying Aces and Kings
• The Protean Pack of Cards
• Sundry Expedients Used in Conjuring and Tricks of Various Descriptions
• To Palm Corks, Lumps of Sugar, and other Objects of small size
• A Digestive Dessert--To Eat Corks
• Sundry Methods of Vanishing Articles for which the Assistance of a Table is Necessary
• The Chinese Rings
• The Crystal Balls
• The Cannon-Ball Trick
• The Plumes and Shower of Sweets
• The Cups and Balls
• The Cups and Balls
• Conus Method of Working the Cups and Balls
• Bosco's Working of the Cups and Balls
• Chapter V Contents
• The Birth of Flowers
• The Miraculous Fishery
• Conclusion